Engaging the Community Locally ¡ Dr. Mark Bedell Superintendent of Kansas City Public Schools ¡
Plant seeds. You start by cultivating relationships …
Limit the barriers to access … ¡ • Get out in the community • Form advisory committees • Be transparent with the media • Write opinion pieces for local papers • Provide opportunities for meet and greets (First Fridays on 18 th and Vine, Day at the K First Pitch, neighborhood meetings) • Eat lunch with students and teachers • Utilize technology (“The Scope” Podcast, The Plug, Twitter, Facebook)
Engage your audience. Make sure your stakeholders feel heard …
Tailor your engagement for the needs of your community … • Listening and Learning tours • Knock and talk events • Town halls for students and teachers • Strategic planning process • Find ways to talk about complex/difficult issues within your school system (Truth Project)
Play as a team. Leverage innovative partnerships …
Tap into the resources around you … • Sprint 1Million Project • Plaza Comunitaria initiative/ Mexican Consulate • KCATA—public transit system in Kansas City, MO • Metropolitan Community College—Early College Program, CTE • City of Kansas City—Mayor Sly James • Federal Reserve Bank • Churches/Clergy THE KCPS MENTORING INITIATIVE
Focus on the positive. Make communication and outreach a priority …
Thank ¡You. ¡
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